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A stalking horse offer, agreement, or bid is a bid for a bankrupt firm or its assets that is arranged in advance of an auction to act, in effect, as a reserve bid. [1] [2] The intent is to maximize the value of its assets or avoid low bids, as part of (or before) a court auction.
The difference between the two is slight and mostly a matter of style: an LOI is typically written in letter form and focuses on the parties' intentions; a term sheet skips most of the formalities and lists deal terms in bullet-point or similar format. There is an implication that an LOI only refers to the final form.
For example, when a spouse is to acquire the marital home as part of a divorce settlement, the other spouse may be able to transfer their full interest quickly and inexpensively via a quitclaim deed. [10] A quitclaim deed may also be used to transfer title of a property to a purchaser following a foreclosure auction.
The closing (also called the completion or settlement) is the final step in executing a real estate transaction. It is the last step in purchasing and financing a property. [ 1 ] On the closing day, ownership of the property is transferred from the seller to the buyer.
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